Description: A discussion of the mortality experience of many countries which demonstrates a dip/decline in mortality rates by age during the period from age 20 to 29. Consideration is then given to the causes of the phenomenon under review.

Description: The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the effects of projected mortality on the pricing and valuation of individual immediate annuities. Also discusses considerations in underwriting substandard annuities. Finally, a discussion of this paper is included.

Description: This paper presents the discussions on the paper Recent Trends in Mortality of the Aged. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1981, Vol. 33.

Description: This is the 1964 Report covering the intercompany experience under standard Ordinary insurance issues between 1962 and 1963 anniversaries, covering medical and nonmedical issues in the first fifteen policy years and the sixteenth and later policy years. From the Transactions of the Society of Actuaries, 1964.

Description: This report covers the intercompany mortality experience under Standard Ordinary Insurance issues between 1963 and 1964 anniversaries. It reviews mortality experience from medical and nonmedical issues in the first fifteen policy years and the sixteenth and subsequent years. From the Transactions of Society of Actuaries, 1965.

Description: Shows how to use personal information such as medical history, family characteristics, etc. in a logical statistical fashion for the purpose of modifying an existing mortality table to reflect the collected underwriting information.

Description: This 1960 Report covers the intercompany experience under standard ordinary insurance issues between 1958 and 1959 anniversaries. It includes medical and nonmedical issues during the first fifteen years and the sixteenth and subsequent years. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries, 1960 Reports.

Description: This report was presented at the October 1982 Society of Actuaries annual Meeting in Washington D.C.. It presented supplementary information on the 1979 Build and Blood Pressure Study. This supplementary study was made to answer a number of specific questions raised by medical directors and actuaries of life insurance companies as well as by some prominent physicians and research scientists.

Description: This study was undertaken to review pooled companies’ mortality experience on cases reported to the Medical Information Bureau, MIB, with findings suggesting an increased probability of ethanol related complications or hepatic dysfunction. The study examines the mortality associated with evidence of excessive alcohol use, an adverse driving record or abnormalities of the liver function tests.

Description: The Society of Actuaries (SOA) and the LIMRA Secure Retirement Institute are pleased to present the results of new research on the retirement market in China.